Like many of you, I’m just emerging from the whirlwind of BEA. Here’s my top-of-the-head impressions:
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| Retail Price: |
$19.99 |
| Hardcover: |
448 pages |
| Publisher: |
Simon Pulse – (2009-10-06) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
1416971734 / 9781416971733 |
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From the guy who brought us The Uglies, this one is a no-brainer. I can’t wait to read it.
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| Retail Price: |
$17.99 |
| Hardcover: |
400 pages |
| Publisher: |
Dial – (2009-10-05) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0803734611 / 9780803734616 |
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You’ve heard me rave about this before. A companion volume to Graceling and every bit a compelling. Some are saying it’s better than the first. I couldn’t put it down.
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| Retail Price: |
$17.99 |
| Hardcover: |
400 pages |
| Publisher: |
Scholastic Press – (2009-09-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0439023491 / 9780439023498 |
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The sequel to the mesmerizing Hunger Games, as page-turning as the original although not as fresh, kids will be clamoring for this one.
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| Retail Price: |
$16.99 |
| Hardcover: |
208 pages |
| Publisher: |
Candlewick – (2009-09-08) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0763644102 / 9780763644109 |
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An original fairy tale of a boy, a lost sister, a magician who wants to do something spectacular, and, of course, an elephant. Lyrically written story of hope.
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| Retail Price: |
$17.99 |
| Hardcover: |
256 pages |
| Publisher: |
Philomel – (2009-11-03) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0399246266 / 9780399246265 |
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Despite loving Heat, Travel Team and The Big Field, my eyes were rolling at this title. Hasn’t Lupica heard of Dan Gutman? Million Dollar Shot, etc? Yet, Lupica has made this well-used theme his own, weaving the story of a 13-year-old quarterback and his best friend a sight impaired girl with an undercurrent of the economic hardships facing current middle class families.
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| Retail Price: |
$16.00 |
| Hardcover: |
160 pages |
| Publisher: |
Clarion Books – (2009-10-19) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0547181884 / 9780547181882 |
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The moving story of a young teen girl and her family, Kosovar Muslims who are persecuted by the Serbs during the 1990’s. Although a familiar immigrant story, Paterson brings her gifts as a master story teller to life in the town, country and mountains, the suffering of relocation, the bitterness in loss, and the generosity of spirit. Paterson takes us where we haven’t been before and we are grateful for the journey.
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| Retail Price: |
$16.99 |
| Hardcover: |
304 pages |
| Publisher: |
HarperTeen – (2009-10-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0061742120 / 9780061742125 |
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In this first title of a new teen series, charismatic genius Amanda is missing. Three friends from very different social cliques; the popular girl, the geek and the artist are forced to work together get to the bottom of Amanda’s machinations. A cross-platform book that will have an internet writing component (a site for The Amanda Project is coming soon). Might be a cool after-school activity for 12’s to 15’s.
Picture Books
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| Retail Price: |
$16.99 |
| Hardcover: |
32 pages |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins – (2009-09-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0061771988 / 9780061771989 |
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Rhyming text and bold collage illustrations make this garden tale perfect for preschool story time.
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| Retail Price: |
$16.99 |
| Hardcover: |
40 pages |
| Publisher: |
Little, Brown Young Readers – (2009-09-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0316013560 / 9780316013567 |
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This version of Aesop’s fable from its magnificent cover, a watercolor painting of a full-faced lion, to the sweetly delicate pink washed nose of the mouse that adorns the back-cover, is a masterpiece.
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| Retail Price: |
$16.95 |
| Hardcover: |
32 pages |
| Publisher: |
Groundwood Books – (2009-08-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0888999062 / 9780888999061 |
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Have you met Stella and her brother Sam? I am shocked that every one of the seven books hasn’t hit the bestseller lists. I love these books. They are age appropriate and exquisitely illustrated with witty, serene watercolor paintings. Here we witness Stella when she as a small child just discovering the world around her and exercising her robust imagination. These books are perennial story time favorites and I know that this latest in the series will be equally beloved.
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| Retail Price: |
$16.99 |
| Hardcover: |
32 pages |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins – (2009-09-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0061755982 / 9780061755989 |
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A fabulous debut for both author and illustrator, a sweet imaginative bedtime story with retro Sunday-comic-like pictures.
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| Retail Price: |
$15.99 |
| Hardcover: |
40 pages |
| Publisher: |
Little, Brown Young Readers – (2009-10-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0316045489 / 9780316045483 |
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What makes little dog Earl’s tail wag? I KNOW!!!!!
Reminiscent of the first Willems’ Pigeon book , children will rejoice in the interactive playful text and everyone will ohh, and ahh over the cutest pup ever.
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| Retail Price: |
$17.99 |
| Hardcover: |
40 pages |
| Publisher: |
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing – (2009-09-22) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
1416963944 / 9781416963943 |
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Well, its about time Jon turned his comic genius to robots. Robot Zot is a courageous, tiny interstellar sentient mechanism who is out to conquer the inanimate residents of an ordinary suburban home until he falls in love with a toy mobile phone.
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| Retail Price: |
$24.99 |
| Hardcover: |
192 pages |
| Publisher: |
Little, Brown Young Readers – (2009-10-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
0316040495 / 9780316040495 |
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Wow, just wow. This is the family gift book of the year. Well-selected classic texts paired with McMullan’s masterful paintings. For every collection.
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| Retail Price: |
$17.95 |
| Hardcover: |
40 pages |
| Publisher: |
Holiday House – (2009-08) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
082342054X / 9780823420544 |
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Lewin’s dramatic paintings of winter forest creatures and landscape are a perfect match to Bauer’s poetic text.
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Creature ABC
Andrew Zuckerman
- Reading level: Ages 4-8
- Hardcover: $19.99; 120 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 1, 2009)
- ISBN-10: 0811869784
- ISBN-13: 978-0811869782
Spectacular wildlife photographs are paired with capitol and lower case letters in with an often obvious B is for bear, E is for elephant sequence. What is U? Not so obvious; it’s for porcupine fish, goldfish, arowana and koi who live Underwater.
Small Press Discoveries
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| Retail Price: |
$17.95 |
| Hardcover: |
48 pages |
| Publisher: |
Seven Footer Press – (2009-04-07) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
1934734209 / 9781934734209 |
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Breathtaking oversized photographs of zoo animals with fold out pages and bite-sized facts. Seven Footer Press is distributed by PGW.
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| Retail Price: |
$22.95 |
| Spiral-bound: |
100 pages |
| Publisher: |
Classical Comics – (2009-12-01) |
| ISBN / EAN: |
1906332746 / 9781906332747 |
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Graphic format version of the classic tragedy, available from Ingram, Follet and Baker and Taylor. For the complete list of titles, check the Classical Comics site.
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